Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 767 | 860 | 2869 | 2785 | 2239 | 6453 | 7857 | 6407 | 4929 | 3762 | 2716 | 1207 | 1211 | 1256 | 1649 | 1187 | 1042 | 1213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.02m | 4:10AM1.95m | 4:36PM1.97m | 4:59AM1.92m | 5:23PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:25AM0.07m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:16AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 813 | 767 | 860 | 2869 | 1174 | 1567 | 46 | 18 | 6407 | 4929 | 3762 | 2716 | 1207 | 1211 | 448 | 1649 | 1187 | 1042 | 1213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 1664 | 1663 | 29 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 562 | 360 | 26 | 25 | 210 | 144 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 25 | 24 | 15 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 94 | — | 2785 | 2239 | 6453 | 7857 | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 62 | 1256 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 184 | 235 | 302 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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